Check the Beach

Long Sands

Devon, England, United Kingdom

Long Sands 1 photo

  • Long Sands. Soft red sandstone is constantly been washed away into the sea, as seen by the discolouration of the water. The nearer part of the beach and the cliff are in square; the further part and t

    Long Sands. Soft red sandstone is constantly been washed away into the sea, as seen by the discolouration of the water. The nearer part of the beach and the cliff are in square; the further part and t. Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
1.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.8
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.9
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.7
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.5
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.9
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C55°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph NW
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
3.8 m13 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
1.2Poor8 am2515
0.7Poor9 am4125
0.7Poor10 am4830
0.8Poor11 am4729
0.9Poor12 pm5031
1.2Poor1 pm4930
1.1Poor2 pm4226
1.7Poor3 pm4428
2.5Poor4 pm4025
2.9Poor5 pm3723
3.7Poor6 pm3119
Sat
3.1Poor8 am1811
2.3Poor9 am1912
1.5Poor10 am2616
0.9Poor11 am3019
0.8Poor12 pm3220
0.6Poor1 pm3723
0.5Poor2 pm4528
0.5Poor3 pm4427
0.5Poor4 pm4326
0.5Poor5 pm4125
0.8Poor6 pm4125
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.7 m. High at 4 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.2 m. High at 5 am, 0.9 mLow 10 am, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 10 pm, -2.2 m7 ftHigh 5 am, 0.9 m3 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.2 m7 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 86%
  • Tue3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 5%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miBrixham (town)
Nearest airport
42 km26 miExeter Airport (EXT)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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